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Bonsai Times ISSN 1177-7761 Volume 7 Issue 4 October / November / December 2013 Official Publication of NZBA BONSAI TIMES Hawkes Bay Bonsai Society CLUBS President Neil McCorkell – 06 878 7230 Contact: [email protected] Auckland Bonsai Society 18a White St, Taradale, Napier 4112 President Les Honeyfield— 09 576 7616 Meetings: 2nd Wed 7:30 Clive Community Hall, Napier Contact: [email protected] Matamata Bonsai Club Secretary: David Radue—09 535 7907 President Graeme Hancock Contact: [email protected] Kaimai View Garden Centre SH7, Matamata Meetings: 2nd Thurs 7:30pm Auckland Horticultural Meetings: By arrangement contact Graeme Council, 990 Great North Road, Western Springs, Auck- land http://sites.google.com/site/aucklandbonsaisociety/ Manawatu Bonsai President: Greg Tuthill Avon Bonsai Society Secretary: Rachel Beaver President Beverley Van Contact: [email protected] Sec: Lyn Kennedy, 45 Claridges Road, Bishopdale, Chch 8 Rewa Street, Takaro, Palmerston North 4412 Contact:[email protected] Meetings: 3rd Wednesday 7pm PN Community Leisure- Meetings: 1st Wed 7:30 Isleworth School, Centre, 569 Ferguson Street $2 hall hire Farrington Ave, Bishopdale, Christchurch Nelson Bonsai Bay of Plenty Bonsai Society President Nigel Sutton President John Vercoe Contact: [email protected] Sec: Sue Vercoe - 07 576 4874 11 Torlesse Street, Wakatu, Stoke, Nelson 7011 Contact: [email protected] Meetings: 1st Mon 7:30 (Except Public Holidays) Meetings: Last Sunday of the month phone 07 572 4345 Nikau Gardens, 411 Nayland Rd (Summer) Stoke Hall, for details Stoke (Apr/Aug) Website: http://bonsaibop.googlepages.com/ New Plymouth Bonsai Club Inc Blenheim Bonsai Kai President Glenys Jackson – 06 753 9644 President Dave Hunt - 03 577 8679 Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] 4 Waiwera Place New Plymouth 4312 7 Hale Street, Blenheim Meetings: Last Sun 2pm Royal NZ Foundation for the Bonsai Study Group Blind, 131 Vivian, St, New Plymouth Bob Langholm - 09 629 3662 Otago Bonsai Society Contact: [email protected]. 41 Taumata Rd, Mt Albert, President Graham Letts 034542113 Auckland. Contact Bob for details Contact: [email protected] Christchurch Bonsai Society Sec: Jan Letts 41 Ellife Place, Andersons Bay President Wendy Gibbs - 03 981 8594 Meetings: 1st Tues 7:30 Holy Cross Church Hall, Cnr Ajax Sec: Helen Bain — 03 323 4107 & Richardson St, St Kida, Dunedin Contact: helenonly@ clear.net.nz 6 Watermill Boulevard, Northwood, Christchurch 8051 Rotorua Bonsai Club Meetings: 2nd Wed 7:30 Cotswold Preschool, Colesbury President: Peter Hansen - 07 345 6339 St, Bishopdale, Christchurch Secretary: Kathryn Potts - 07 345 3521 Contact: [email protected] Eastern Bay of Plenty Bonsai Society Meetings: 2nd Sun phone for details President Colin Churchill - 07 323 7560 Contact: [email protected] South Canterbury Bonsai Society 10 Porritt Drive, Kawerau 2075 President Brian Blackwell - 03 615-8775 Meetings 1st Sunday afternoons Secretary Alyson Guthrie—03 684 5363 Phone for details Contact [email protected] Gisborne F3 345 Church Street, Timaru 7910 Heather Deere - 06-868 9519 Meetings 1st Wed Feb/Nov 7:30pm Art Centre, Gleniti Road, Timaru Contact: [email protected] Gore Bonsai Club Wellington Bonsai Club President Carol Graves - 03 208 6735 President: Secretary Fionna Burgess—03 236 4113 or 027 151 557 Secretary: Ken Coad Contact: [email protected] PO Box 30-621, Lower Hutt 5040 14 Frank Street, Gore Email: [email protected] Meetings: 3rd Sat 1:30 Feb/Nov Except May/June Website: www.huttcity.com/bonsai Phone for details of venue Meetings: 1st Sunday of each month except January, 1.00pm Hutt Valley Tramping Club Rooms, Birch St Hamilton Bonsai Club Reserve, Waterloo, Lower Hutt President Sandra Quintal - 07 850 8188 Contact: [email protected] Wanganui Bonsai Buddies Secretary: Gordon Bowers, PO Box 16194, Hamilton 3245 President Neil Gardner - 06 327 7720 Meetings: 2nd Sun 2pm May /Sept then 2nd Wed 7:30 Secretary: Pat Kilmister—06 345 0294 Feb/April and Oct/Dec at Glenview Community Centre, 2/8 Beckett Place, Martin Cnr Tomin Rd and Glenview Tce, Hamilton Meetings 2nd Sat 10am workshop 4th Sat 10am at Website: www.hamiltonbonsai.co.nz members home Contact Neil for details YOUR COMMITTEE From The President PATRON Keith Lowe MNZM the time most of you get to read this the By festive season will just about be here, President and the year has just flown by oh so quick. L Muirhead [email protected] Your NZBA committee has been very busy over the 0212458800 last few months, planning and pulling together the Secretary plans for the NZBA Convention in Cambridge in May Brian Ellis next year. I hope you are all planning to attend as I [email protected] feel it will be a fantastic weekend and also with the Second National Show. Many thanks to all who en- Treasurer tered trees. We had over 60 entries and whilst not all Noel Plowman will be accepted we will have some very good trees [email protected] there. Committee Joy Morton Also on your planning calendar for next year is the Les Simpson BCI Convention in Surfers Paradise later in the year. Ian Gear This is a great chance to attend an international Dianne Miller convention and mix with bonsai people from all over Enquires and information: the world. Editor—Dianne Miller Summer is just around the corner. Let’s hope it is like EDITORIAL last year - a long warm hot one, but watch your bon- [email protected] sai as they can dry out and like us they need water. Telephone: 021 217 9588 or 09 401 6226 Treasurer—Noel Plowman—09 401 6226 Many thanks to Joy Morton who, from reports I have 47 Orchard Road, R D 2, had, did a fantastic demo in China representing Aus- tralasia at the recent WBFF convention. I am sure Joy SUBSCRIPTIONS will remember this for a long time, and be one of the highlights of her bonsai life. KERIKERI, New Zealand I make the plea once again for information on what is 4 Issues a year posted to your home happening in your club to be sent through to editor address NZ$20 B/W $45 Colour Dianne so we all can know how your club is doing. Overseas add $10 per year for postage Contributions are welcome. Closing dates for submissions no later than Can clubs inform members of NZBA about our great 14 days before publication—mid Feb, May, website. It is full of information on our great hobby. Aug, Nov. All correspondence addressed Clubs need to push NZBA membership so everyone can have a copy of our great magazine Bonsai Times INFORMATION which is full of knowledge and information on what is to this magazine will be regarded as for happening around NZ. publication unless clearly marked NOT FOR PUBLICATION. No part of this maga- zine may be reproduced without the written Have a great festive season permission of the publisher. Bonsai Times and start planning for Cam- accepts no responsibility for the return of bridge and I look forward to manuscripts or photography. seeing you all there. Lindsay Website: http://www.bonsainz.com/ 3 + BONSAI TIMES brings you the inspiration, motivation and + encouragement to create remarkable bonsai = 4 Merry Christmas We have arrived at the end of another year and 2014 promises to bring a major achievement for NZBA - the convention next May. To all of you who have entered trees for selection in the national show good luck and make sure that you continue to work on them over the summer period. A bit of a challenge as I have a feeling that CONTENTS this summer is going to be hot and dry. 6 Air Layering Ends of years and the start of new ones is often a time for relax- Dawid de Villiers shares his ation and resolutions. Good luck with all your goals and plans for the new year. I trust they will include attending the NZBA knowledge on air layering Convention in May. WBFF Convention 8 My big reflection for the year is that it has been seven years now Joy Morton shares her big since taking over as editor of the Bonsai Times. It has been a demonstrators moment pleasure, most of the time, to bring this magazine to you. The support and articles were initially slow in coming but without 11 Post Convention your contributions we would not have a magazine. There are a few people I would like to acknowledge for their regular support Tour—China and contributions. First a huge thank you to Brian Ellis our sec- Brian and Marion Ellis share retary, without fail every quarter Brian has sent the latest from their experiences in China the Otago Club plus has taken the time to write several articles for our enjoyment. Others are Beverley Van, Dawid de Villiers, Peter Mudie and Les Honeyfield. Receiving club magazines Is Anyone Home? 17 which I can reprint articles from is a great way of sharing infor- Dianne Miller shares with us mation and making that contribution to the growth of bonsai in the experiences of moving New Zealand. My last big thanks goes to Ann Mudie, my sub home with bonsai editor, who without fail checks all these magazines for grammar, spelling, layout and other errors. And then last but not least is 20 Now and Then Noel Plowman, our Treasurer, who not only collects and banks A look at the before and after all your subs, but folds, addresses, stamps and posts your mag- of bonsai azine out. A job that takes just about a week. Without these contributions we would not have the magazine as we have it 22 Club News today.
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